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Graham. Thanks. I was hoping u would fill in the details N/T
Posted by Paul McMillan on Tue Sep 17, 2002 09:00:09 AM
In reply top Re: A P-40 N-5 42-105861 has been allocated a reserved posted by Graham O on Tue Sep 17, 2002 08:41:27 AM
: Hi Paul,
: I'm happy to confirm that this is a real P-40, not a scale
: d repro. and the owner, John Fallis is every bit a part of
: the P-40 community. I met John at Oshkosh in 1997 at whic
: h time he was just getting started and didn't have too man
: y contacts active in the P-40 restoration scene. I was ple
: ased to be able to introduce him to most of the active reb
: uilders in this part of the world and he has since been to
: Aust/NZ several times.
: John's aircraft was another of the 1974 Tallichet recoveri
: es. It ended up as a static exhibit in a partially covered
: display not too far from where John lives (Louisianna). S
: ince then he and his 'sheetie' (Bill?) have made great pro
: gress. The fuselage structural rebuild was completed some
: time back and the first wing has now also been finished wi
: th the second underway. It is joked in P-40 circles that y
: ou haven't made a serious start until you have completed a
: t least one wing, since that's where all the work is. This
: is fairly true and I'm afraid I fall well short of qualif
: ying! All in good time I guess.
: Cheers for now,
: Graham
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